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is the sequence of events showing characters in conflict. This sequence is not accidental, but is chosen by the author as the best way of telling the story. |
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the order in which events are related, may follow several patterns, but the most common pattern in young children;s literature is the chronological arrangement. |
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if a story relates events in the order of their happening. |
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the writer disrupts normal time sequence to recount some episode out of the character's past to make a point about the character and the story. |
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When does conflict occur? |
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When the protagonist struggles against an antagonist. which makes plot. |
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What are the types of conflict? |
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1. Person against self 2. Person against person 3. Person against society 4. Person against nature |
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usually when a protagonist faces two possible choices, which causes internal conflict. |
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the conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist. |
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the conflict and unknown outcome, society can be boiled down to a small setting. |
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the conflict between characters and their surroundings. |
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begins with a situation that must be shown and explained. |
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explanation of the situation and the characters' condition. |
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the most intent and important part of a story. |
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where all the points of the story are resolved. |
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a state that makes us read on. |
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is an exciting chapter ending that makes it hard to lay the book aside. |
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when the author drops clues as to what is coming. |
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unrelieved suspense. i.e. Doctor Who in a nutshell. |
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begins at the climax, at the point where we feel that the protagonist's fate is known. |
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from the denouement, the rest of the plot is dubbed this term. |
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the denouement is closed. |
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we are left to draw our own conclusions. |
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central climaxes followed quickly by denouement. |
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in which one incident or short episode is linked to another by common characters or by a unified theme. |
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exactly what it sounds like, dude. |
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the concurrence of events apparently by mere chance. |
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when our sentiments are used or played on as they are in a soap opera. |
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